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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon was used by the Incas?
(a) Iron plated ships
(b) Steel swords
(c) Rifles
(d) Wooden clubs

2. Which of the following is not poisonous in the wild?
(a) Squash
(b) Lima beans
(c) Watermelons
(d) Eggplants

3. Groups tended to turn to food production after what happened?
(a) They discovered that the foods were more healthy.
(b) The number of seabirds increased.
(c) Wild animal populations decreased.
(d) They discovered they could save time.

4. What was needed for a society to become involved in food production?
(a) An abundance of wild game
(b) Some type of fruit tree
(c) Several species of plants that could be domesticated
(d) A natural disaster

5. The arrival of humans on many of the continents coincided with what?
(a) The mass extinction of large mammals
(b) The development of stone tools
(c) The disappearance of human ancestors
(d) The development of ocean going crafts

Short Answer Questions

1. The Giant Leap Forward occurred when?

2. Where did things like agriculture and writing develop?

3. Where did the Maori live?

4. Eurasia's axis runs in what type of line?

5. Why was literacy important for the Spanish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some areas where food production didn't develop early on but the environment is ecologically suited to food production?

2. How does food production relate to a greater population?

3. What are the four linguistic families found in China?

4. The expansion of humans had what effect on the natural world?

5. How did the ability to use domesticated plants and animals differentiate the Polynesian societies?

6. What was the development of humans like before the Great Leap Forward?

7. Why are the societies of Asia and the Pacific important according to Diamond?

8. Why did food production not occur earlier in history?

9. What advantages did the Fertile Crescent have in domesticating plants?

10. What are some reasons why hunter-gatherers would adopt food production?

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